Sweden's nurse Freddy 'better than Paul Potts'
Opera-singing nurse Freddy Amigo is being billed as Sweden's answer to Paul Potts after a show-stopping performance on talent show Talang 2010. thelocal.se |
Chef hurls meat cleaver at fleeing thief
A chef at a Stockholm restaurant rushed out of his kitchen on Thursday afternoon and threw a meat cleaver at a departing thief as his restaurant was robbed for the second time in a week. thelocal.se |
Stone Age dildo stokes global media interest
A tool fashioned from a stag's antler and believed to be a Stone Age dildo has caused a global sensation since its discovery in Sweden earlier this month. thelocal.se |
Swedish soldiers escape Afghanistan firefight
A Swedish patrol was involved in a firefight in Afghanistan on Wednesday morning as the soldiers were towing a vehicle west of the town of Mazar-e-Sharif. The Swedes are reported to have escaped unhurt. thelocal.se |
Malmö police probe two weekend shootings
At least one shot was fired in a residential area in the Malmö district of Husie on Sunday, the latest incident in a series of shootings that have rocked the city in recent weeks. thelocal.se |